Meat

ground meat of your choice (800 grams) • Ready-made béchamel sauce (1 box) • onions, finely chopped • Olive oil • Salt • Black pepper • Oregano • vegetable bouillon cubes • tomato puree (such as Pumaro Classic, about 14 oz/400 grams) • pastitsio pasta (or ziti, about 1 lb/450 grams) • Grated cheese of your choice • tomato •

bone-in meat (I usually use lamb) • orzo pasta (about 8.8 oz / 250 grams) • tomato sauce (about 10.5 oz / 300 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves • dry white wine (about 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml) • olive oil (about 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml) • water (about 17 fl oz / 500 ml) • tomato paste (about 0.35 oz / 10 grams) • bay leaf • allspice berries • Salt and pepper

Plenty of oil (not olive oil) • potatoes, sliced into rounds • eggplants, sliced into rounds • round zucchini, sliced into rounds (or fewer regular long zucchini) • little oil • onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely chopped • –18 oz mixed ground meat (400–500 grams) • wine (about 120 ml) • tomato purée (800 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • sugar •

Leftover grilled meat that is tough and dry (mainly pork chops or ribs) • olive oil (120 ml) • orzo (500 grams) • crushed tomatoes • medium onion, finely chopped • white or rosé wine (120 ml, whatever you have) • Salt • Pepper • sweet paprika • hot paprika (optional) • Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

potatoes (2 kg) • eggplants • large zucchini • olive oil (about 240 ml) • mixed ground meat (beef and pork, about 1.5 kg) • large yellow onion • Parsley and dill • tomato sauce (about 500 grams) • bouillon cube • Salt and pepper • feta cheese (about 1/2 kg) • unsalted butter (about 200 grams) •

large potatoes • large zucchini and eggplants • Mushrooms • onion • Ground meat (leftover) • red sauce • béchamel mix • milk (about 1.5 liters) • Spices (salt, pepper, garlic, bouillon cube) • Olive oil • Shredded kasseri cheese

mixed ground meat or your choice (about 1 kg) • yellow onion • garlic • Tomato sauce or canned tomatoes • red wine (optional) (about 60 ml) • cinnamon stick • bay leaf • Salt, pepper • sweet paprika • nutmeg • olive oil • all-purpose flour (about 150 grams) •

ground meat (500 grams) • Chopped parsley • Chopped onion • Dried mint, crushed • Salt • Black pepper • basmati rice (about 200 grams) • bulgur (about 100 grams) • grated tomatoes • grape leaves • olive oil • potato

No. 2 pasta or pastitsio pasta • ground meat (1.1 lbs/500 grams pork & 1.1 lbs/500 grams beef) • crumbled feta cheese • For the béchamel: • whole milk • heaping tablespoons margarine or butter • all-purpose flour • Salt • ground nutmeg • egg yolks • grated semi-hard or hard cheese of your choice

Meat sauce – see recipe above • Béchamel sauce – see recipe above • Vegetables of your choice, such as: • Vegetables: eggplants, zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes

About 1 3/4 lbs cooked ground beef (I usually make a double batch of my meat sauce recipe and use the leftovers after we've had spaghetti with meat sauce once) • parsley, finely chopped • pastitsio pasta (or ziti) • salt • grated hard cheese (like Parmesan or Romano) (about 100 grams) • milk (1.5 liters) • butter (about 150 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 150 grams) • Salt • Freshly ground black pepper • nutmeg • eggs •

pasta for pastitsio (Personally, I don't like the classic kind and use regular penne or rigatoni. Make life easier and use whatever pasta you have at home—even colored varieties!) • for the meat sauce • mixed ground meat (beef and pork) • (about 14 oz/400 grams) crushed tomatoes • olive oil for sautéing the meat • wine or vinegar to deglaze the meat • large onions, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely chopped • boiling water • for the béchamel • large cup (about 1 1/3 cups/170 grams) all-purpose flour • large cups (about 4 cups/950 ml) whole milk (use the same cup you measured the flour with) •

mixed ground meat (half pork, half beef) (500 grams) • pastitsio pasta (or ziti) • large onion, finely chopped • Tomato puree • Olive oil • Salt • Pepper • cinnamon stick • Allspice • butter or margarine (use 12 tablespoons for a double batch) • all-purpose flour (use 12 tablespoons for a double batch) • milk (2 liters) •

pork or beef or kebab meat (about 1.3 kg) • garlic powder • smoked paprika • sweet paprika • Salt to taste • black pepper • cumin • coriander • dried oregano • dried thyme • curry powder • extra virgin olive oil (about 30 grams) •

gyro meat • Pita bread • French fries • Mustard • Ketchup • Tomatoes • Finely chopped onions • Cheese spread or tzatziki

ground meat, half beef and half pork (1 kg) • curry powder • allspice • black pepper • oregano • ground cloves • cumin • cinnamon • paprika • salt • breadcrumbs (about 60 grams) • milk (about 80 ml) •

whole chicken • cold water (about 3 liters) • onion • carrot • potato • thyme • whole black peppercorns • salt • medium-grain rice (about 200 grams) • eggs • lemon

pork shoulder chops • baby potatoes (about 1 kg) • mushrooms (optional; I had a few in the fridge and added them) • Zest of 1 lemon and juice of 2 lemons • mild mustard (30 ml) • honey (30 ml) • garlic cloves • soy sauce (15 ml) • Salt and pepper • dried thyme (3 g) • fresh rosemary (3 g) • water (100 ml)

oil • garlic cloves, minced • chicken breasts (4 fillets), sliced into thin strips • onion, cut into chunks • frozen peas (about 280 grams) • carrots, julienned • green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped • red bell peppers, seeded and roughly chopped • (5 oz/140 grams) sweet corn • Bird's eye chili peppers, lightly crushed (optional, as many as you like) • Thai chili paste, nam prik phao (or 1 tablespoon gochujang) • sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) •

chicken thigh fillets (1 kg) • dried oregano • dried thyme • turmeric (for color) • ground coriander • Zest of 1 lemon • garlic, minced • (or more) flaky sea salt • Freshly ground black pepper

boneless, skinless chicken breast (500 grams) • Teriyaki sauce (120 grams) • sesame oil • butter • shiitake mushrooms (or other mushrooms of your choice) (200 grams) • medium onion • garlic cloves • cherry tomatoes (optional, not used in this recipe) (200 grams) • heavy cream (200 grams) • Pecorino cheese (about 1 cup grated) (100 grams) • freshly ground black pepper • cayenne pepper •

dark soy sauce • light soy sauce • oyster sauce • sesame oil • sugar or honey • ground ginger • sriracha sauce (optional) • sesame oil + 1 tablespoon, divided • chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces (about 450 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste • shredded cabbage • onion, roughly chopped •

white fish fillets (such as cod, sole, sea bass, etc., skin removed) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams). If you use another cheese, adjust the salt depending on how salty it is • breadcrumbs (about 60 grams), preferably panko • olive oil (plus 1 tablespoon for drizzling) • garlic powder • paprika, sweet or hot (optional) • Salt and black pepper. Reduce the salt if using salted or previously salted cod • Chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley or dill) • Fresh lemon for serving

potatoes • large eggplants • green zucchinis • little olive oil to brush the vegetables that will be baked in the oven • pork or beef ground meat • olive oil • medium onions, finely chopped • red wine • crushed ripe tomatoes or tomato paste • garlic • ground cinnamon • parsley •

pork leg, cut into cubes or various meats • Beef or goat in • onions, cut into half rings • garlic, minced with the germ removed • potatoes, cut into small cubes • large carrot, sliced • large red bell pepper, sliced into half rings • large green horn pepper, sliced into half rings • yellow bell pepper, cut into strips • kefalotyri cheese, cut into small cubes • sweet paprika • oregano •

mixed pork and beef ground meat • onions, grated • garlic, minced • parsley, finely chopped • white mushrooms, very finely chopped • ripe and firm tomatoes • oats (or breadcrumbs) • allspice powder • salt, pepper • potatoes, sliced or wedged • hard-boiled eggs • beef broth (homemade or store-bought) •

lamb (preferably from the front section) • –3.3 lbs potatoes • –5 garlic cloves • green bell peppers • Juice of 3 lemons • olive oil (about 240 ml) • Salt, pepper • Oregano • little water

wine • vinegar • olive oil • bay leaf • black peppercorns • salt

self-rising flour • yogurt • of the container oil • milk • feta, kefalotyri, and deli meats of choice (ham, salami) • oregano • eggs

ground meat (makes 20 soutzoukakia) • onions • garlic • breadcrumbs • egg • Cumin - salt - pepper • bouillon cube • garlic • onion • cinnamon stick • Cumin - salt - pepper • fresh tomato sauce, I used Barilla with basil •